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chiefdave

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,851
Samo said:
If that is the case, why would the club be expecting clearance from the EFL?
I mean, why even pretend, knowing it will be exposed?
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I guess they're working on the basis that its the club not the owner who the regulations apply to and there's obviously an exemption in place (assuming I'm right about the regulations, not 100% on that but sure I remember something from when we were on our tour of other grounds) which would also apply no matter who owns the club as at the moment we only have a deal to the end of the season.
 

clint van damme

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,852
Samo said:
I mean, why even pretend, knowing it will be exposed?
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May I refer the honourable gentleman to exhibit A

Redirect Notice
 
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Grendel

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,853
clint van damme said:
May I refer the honourable gentleman to exhibit A

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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,854
 
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Offhegoes

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,855
F*ck me. It's emotionally exhausting supporting this club. Couldn't wait for the season to start and then we got the O'Hare transfer rumours a few days before the Sunderland game. Then he's out for 3 months with injury. Then it's the pitch fiasco. We finally get going, O'Hare is back, Wasps leave, only for us to fail to secure the stadium. Now we lose O'Hare for the season, and the takeover is starting to falter, and we have a threadbare squad, and are seemingly unable to move out the likes of Waghorn, Walker and Kane who rarely play, but are probably the top earners. Couldn't make it up.
 
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Samo

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,856
Offhegoes said:
F*ck me. It's emotionally exhausting supporting this club. Couldn't wait for the season to start and then we got the O'Hare transfer rumours a few days before the Sunderland game. Then he's out for 3 months with injury. Then it's the pitch fiasco. We finally get going, O'Hare is back, Wasps leave, only for us to fail to secure the stadium. Now we lose O'Hare for the season, and the takeover is starting to falter, and we have a threadbare squad, and are seemingly unable to move out the likes of Waghorn, Walker and Kane who rarely play, but are probably the top earners. Couldn't make it up.
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Other than that it's all good.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,857
better days said:
I heard the same
Very big offer from Burnley
Terrible for everyone concerned but especially for COH
Football can be cruel
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Where did you hear that ? Mark Robins has said quit clearly he has spoken to Vik & O’Hare (pre-injury) and neither are going anywhere in January.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,858
slowpoke said:
Where did you hear that ? Mark Robins has said quit clearly he has spoken to Vik & O’Hare (pre-injury) and neither are going anywhere in January.
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This is surely contingent on a takeover happening which now looks like it's stalled at best. If it doesn't we're left with skint owners and vultures circling. A half decent bid for Gyo and he's out
 
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Macca

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,859
Brighton Sky Blue said:
This is surely contingent on a takeover happening which now looks like it's stalled at best. If it doesn't we're left with skint owners and vultures circling. A half decent bid for Gyo and he's out
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No way in the world he is still here come February. Then we are truly fucked. Hopefully we have done enough thus far
 
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slowpoke

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,860
Brighton Sky Blue said:
This is surely contingent on a takeover happening which now looks like it's stalled at best. If it doesn't we're left with skint owners and vultures circling. A half decent bid for Gyo and he's out
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Why is it. If Robins has said they are going nowhere is he a potential liar then Sepalla will handbag the money as she always does, MR knows that, we will just have to limp along to the summer that’s IF a takeover doesn’t happen
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,861
slowpoke said:
Why is it. If Robins has said they are going nowhere is he a potential liar then Sepalla will handbag the money as she always does, MR knows that, we will just have to limp along to the summer that’s IF a takeover doesn’t happen
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Robins probably thought Hyam was going nowhere until we needed cash and Blackburn were willing to pay. SISU can't or won't put anything else in-if they're still here and bills need paying, players have to be sold and we're down to just one who is of any value.
 
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steve cooper

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,862
MR might say there is no way A or B will be allowed to go in January but I doubt he could do much about it.
If Vik goes in January I think MR will go at the first opportunity.
 
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nicksar

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,863
steve cooper said:
MR might say there is no way A or B will be allowed to go in January but I doubt he could do much about it.
If Vik goes in January I think MR will go at the first opportunity.
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Depends how much he is given to replace him I reckon.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,864
nicksar said:
Depends how much he is given to replace him I reckon.
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When ever a player has left have you seen money forthcoming to purchace an adequate replacement.We usually get someone who is younger and weakens an already weak squad.
 

better days

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,865
slowpoke said:
Where did you hear that ? Mark Robins has said quit clearly he has spoken to Vik & O’Hare (pre-injury) and neither are going anywhere in January.
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There's been an offer
Of course the club doesn't have to accept it
It's moot now in any case
 
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Matt smith

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,866
Season revolves around takeover

we’ll bring in loans regardless

hopefully it goes through so we can sign some permanent players
 
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Macca

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,867
Current set up finishes safe by 4 points that’s my last prediction of the year
 

nicksar

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,868
thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
When ever a player has left have you seen money forthcoming to purchace an adequate replacement.We usually get someone who is younger and weakens an already weak squad.
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In the recent past that has been the case but my comment was in response to another post,ie when Vik goes I feel MR will leave at the earliest opportunity but lf he gets enough to buy a decent replacement that may not be the case.

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itsabuzzard

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,869
slowpoke said:
Why is it. If Robins has said they are going nowhere is he a potential liar then Sepalla will handbag the money as she always does, MR knows that, we will just have to limp along to the summer that’s IF a takeover doesn’t happen
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Unless Robins is taking the club over then it's not his place to say the big G's staying. Naive to think otherwise. It's more likely he's saying, in a roundabout way, that if he's sold, he's off too.

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slowpoke

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,870
itsabuzzard said:
Unless Robins is taking the club over then it's not his place to say the big G's staying. Naive to think otherwise. It's more likely he's saying, in a roundabout way, that if he's sold, he's off too.

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Of course it is, he’s the boss ffs!
No one dare go against him unless they sack him and Boddy or Fisher ain’t got the bottle to do that
 

Grendel

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,871
slowpoke said:
Of course it is, he’s the boss ffs!
No one dare go against him unless they sack him and Boddy or Fisher ain’t got the bottle to do that
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“Mike where’s Callum?”

“He’s gone Peter he’s gone”
 
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itsabuzzard

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,872
slowpoke said:
Of course it is, he’s the boss ffs!
No one dare go against him unless they sack him and Boddy or Fisher ain’t got the bottle to do that
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You're not thinking straight.

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Hobo

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,873
Grendel said:
Well he can’t but perhaps he’s been asked to sort that security before a takeover and frankly I’d support that all the way
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So you are saying the EFL are insisting he breaks their own rules?
You really are comedy gold at times. Yet insightful at others.
 
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wingy

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,874
This was three weeks after he declared himself.
I can remember Gilbert asking if the EFL request had gone in after around two weeks,not recieving a response.

Significant Coventry City takeover update emerges

Coventry City's takeover by Doug King looks set to be ratified by the EFL later on this week, according to CoventryLive.
footballleagueworld.co.uk
 

Hobo

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,875
slowpoke said:
Where did you hear that ? Mark Robins has said quit clearly he has spoken to Vik & O’Hare (pre-injury) and neither are going anywhere in January.
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I have heard that rhetoric from so many managers and owners. Football Club governance is a fluid situation like all businesses. It will depend on the offer coming in and who we are trying to bring in, who we can or can't off load.

We are a wheeling and dealing club, just like every other club.
 
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Grendel

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,876
Hobo said:
So you are saying the EFL are insisting he breaks their own rules?
You really are comedy gold at times. Yet insightful at others.
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what rules?
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,877
wingy said:
This was three weeks after he declared himself.
I can remember Gilbert asking if the EFL request had gone in after around two weeks,not recieving a response.

Significant Coventry City takeover update emerges

Coventry City's takeover by Doug King looks set to be ratified by the EFL later on this week, according to CoventryLive.
footballleagueworld.co.uk
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Guessing that info will have come from the club rather than the EFL as they don't tend to respond to questions like "When's this going to be done by?" And for all we know, the EFL may be wanting further info from the other parties and that might not have been forthcoming.

All is conjecture at the end of the day. This forum is great at speculating and getting itself worked up over nothing. We don't know what we don't know.

Next game is Sunday. It's New Year in a matter of hours. So as a final sentiment for 2022, log off, go be with real people (half the members here are probably AI chatbots ... well Grendel certainly is with the speed he does past searches for members quotes just kidding G ), have a drink and celebrate the end of another year with hope for the year to come.

As always #PUSB
 
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Skyblue54

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,878
itsabuzzard said:
You're not thinking straight.

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Johhny Blue

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,879
Happy_Martian said:
Guessing that info will have come from the club rather than the EFL as they don't tend to respond to questions like "When's this going to be done by?" And for all we know, the EFL may be wanting further info from the other parties and that might not have been forthcoming.

All is conjecture at the end of the day. This forum is great at speculating and getting itself worked up over nothing. We don't know what we don't know.

Next game is Monday. It's New Year in a matter of hours. So as a final sentiment for 2022, log off, go be with real people (half the members here are probably AI chatbots ... well Grendel certainly is with the speed he does past searches for members quotes just kidding G ), have a drink and celebrate the end of another year with hope for the year to come.

As always #PUSB
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Next game is Monday? I forecast a flood of bets coming in on Sunday night
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,880
Grendel said:
what rules?
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King can’t do anything to do with the club until he’s passed the test.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,881
Officially.
 
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Grendel

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  • Dec 30, 2022
  • #3,882
shmmeee said:
King can’t do anything to do with the club until he’s passed the test.
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A test which I assume includes cash flow forecasts?
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Dec 31, 2022
  • #3,883
Grendel said:
A test which I assume includes cash flow forecasts?
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No problem I’ll have a 15 to 20 million pounds player that I can get rid of for 5 million and the buying club have said I can have the money straight away
 

Sussex Boy

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  • Dec 31, 2022
  • #3,884
clint van damme said:
May I refer the honourable gentleman to exhibit A

Redirect Notice
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What is the latest with this?
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Dec 31, 2022
  • #3,885
Johhny Blue said:
Next game is Monday? I forecast a flood of bets coming in on Sunday night
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Genuinely thought football was off on NYD and would be played on Bank Holiday Monday.

Gonna blame my meds and not that I'm getting stupider as I get older

Original message fixed.

Thanks and have a happy and prosperous New Year.
 
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